File/FTP Adapter 

Purpose

The file/FTP adapter enables you to exchange data with the Integration Server or the PCK by means of a file interface or an FTP server.

The file contents can be sent to the Integration Server unaltered. If the data contains Comma Separated Values (CSV), then it can first be converted into a simple XML message. This XML message is then forwarded to the Integration Server.

Conversely, file content coming from the Integration Server or the PCK can be put unaltered into a file or converted from XML into CSV format.

Text files that are to be processed by the Integration Server or the PCK must be based on the UTF-8 code page. The file/FTP adapter can use every code page that is installed in the Java runtime environment for conversion purposes (for example, for converting foreign sets).

The application of FTP follows specification RFC 959. The specification can be found on the Internet under  www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc0959.txt.

The application of FTPS follows specification RFC 4217. The specification can be found on the Internet under www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc4217.txt.

For FAQs about the file/FTP adapter, see SAP Note 821267.

Integration

You configure the adapter in the configuration part of the Integration Builder/PCK.

Features

To send file content to the Integration Server or the PCK, configure the sender file/FTP adapter.

To save XML messages from the Integration Server or the PCK in files, configure a receiver file/FTP adapter. The receiver adapter supports system acknowledgments but not application acknowledgments.